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Modeling in school mathematics: generating active learning environments
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
Models and the modeling process are at the heart of mathematics. The paper discusses the importance of developing pupils’ modeling abilities and skills in the context of school mathematics and focuses in particular on the ...
Symposium Learning environment design for modelling activities in a social context: the venture of modellingspace
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
A tool to support interaction and collaboration analysis of learning activities
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
An increasing amount of data is collected today during studies in which students and educators are engaged in learning activities using information technology and other tools. These data are indispensable for analysis ...
Development of children’s investigative skills through collaboration at a distance between two elementary schools in cyprus
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
The introduction of new educational technologies in elementary schools constitutes a decisive factor for the preparation of tomorrow's citizens, who will be called upon to respond to the challenges of the newly emerging ...
Distance learning in mathematics education between two primary schools in cyprus
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
During the school year 2001-2002, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus, in cooperation with the Department of Education, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Bank of Cyprus, implemented ...
Distance learning as a new method for studying the earth sciences in high school
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
The aim of this research was to develop a computerized distance-learning unit that will fit the needs of the Israeli high-school earth-science syllabus. the ability of students to conduct lab-activities as a part of a ...
Knowledge acquisition in distance education
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
This paper describes knowledge structuring as a learning strategy in design education. Given that education is the knowledge transfer from one intelligent system to another, we discuss two main characteristics of education: ...
An approach to distributed collaborative science learning in a multicultural setting
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
There is growing interest among educators in studying communities of learning and practice, particularly those supporting a social construction of knowledge through collaboration assisted by information technologies. We ...
Computer-adaptive testing in science education
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
Dealing with interviews effectively requires one to see what is happening from the other's point of view as well as one's own. This helps to predict what happens next. It is worth emphasizing that interviewing is not just ...
Provision of online materials to support student learning: have we found the right mix?
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
The teaching of science subjects to very large numbers of first year students (up to 1800) is a characteristic of the larger Australian universities. During the last decade, to improve the learning environment in first ...